Rebirth before Apocalypse: My Whole Family are Bigshots!-Chapter 203: Hungry Again?

Night, the moon hung high.

On nights when the factories hadn’t been operating for months, the sky was studded with stars, resembling a galaxy.

Bai Xiqin and Leng Yebai stepped off the bus, while Bai Yifan whispered something about Captain Zhu to Bai Xiqin at the bus door.

Bai Xiqin wasn’t overly surprised, as it was an expected matter.

In the post-apocalyptic world, few people can maintain their true selves.

After getting off the bus, Bai Yifan locked the door.

The air was filled with the fragrance of grass, accompanied by the resounding snores of grandfathers Wang and Liu.

Bai Xiqin touched her wrist, where a purple Mandala Flower gently swayed, affectionately brushing against Bai Xiqin’s arm.

A faint floral scent lingered at her nose, gradually dispelling her drowsiness.

Tonight’s patrol squad was as frequent as ever, and Bai Xiqin and Leng Yebai, as agile as phantoms, swiftly passed by the patrol team.

Leng Yebai kept a cold face, his slender fingers touched his stomach, his steps slightly slowed.

Ate too much.

Still feeling quite full.

Agility not as good as before.

"I should have eaten more tonight, got hungry again from the activity."

Bai Xiqin muttered softly.

Leng Yebai stumbled slightly, his mouth twitching imperceptibly.

"Next time, eat more when we come out at night."

What else could Leng Yebai say!

His own wife, he could only dote on her!

"Yeah!"

Bai Xiqin nodded firmly, patted her deflated stomach, and quickly headed towards the villa district.

Captain Zhu is one of the top ten captains; his living conditions are much better than those of ordinary Superpower Users.

It’s at the very center of the villa district.

Around it, there are patrols by Superpower Users round the clock.

The residents are the top brass and High Rank Superpower Users of the safe base, enjoying much better treatment than survivors who bought villas with Crystal Cores.

Bai Xiqin and Leng Yebai entered the villa district effortlessly, yet the central area was still untouchable.

Besides Superpower Users, there were also surveillance cameras.

Bai Xiqin touched the purple Mandala Flower entwined around her wrist. Suddenly, a faint floral scent spread towards the patrolling Superpower squad members.

The scent emitted by the Mandala Flower is mostly similar, however, if smelled closely, the aroma differs slightly.

Different scents have different effects.

The Superpower Users, who had just been vibrant, suddenly became dazed, standing motionlessly with vacant stares.

Bai Xiqin and Leng Yebai stood aside, the scent they smelled was refreshing, and the floral fragrance of the Mandala Flower was harmless to them.

Later, a small white jade-colored snake darted out.

Wherever the white light reached, the red-glowing cameras dimmed one by one.

Soon after, the white snake returned to Bai Xiqin’s wrist, coiled together with the purple Mandala Flower.

Just like that, Bai Xiqin and Leng Yebai walked straight in.

This was a two-story building, the room on the second floor was still lit, indicating Captain Zhu wasn’t asleep yet.

The fragrance of the Mandala Flower intensified, with the help of the breeze, its scent drifted to the second floor.

Leng Yebai, touching his stomach, squatted half down with a cold expression.

Bai Xiqin took a running start, landing successfully on the second floor’s balcony by stepping on Leng Yebai’s shoulders.

Leng Yebai stood up, touched the spot where Bai Xiqin had stepped, a slight curve on his lips.

Leng Yebai didn’t need any help to get to the second floor, but seeing Bai Xiqin extending a hand down from above, he took his time, spending two whole minutes ascending.

The two stood on the second-floor balcony, faintly hearing music playing inside the room.

The soothing instrumental music had a gentle and slow rhythm, offering a spiritual cleansing.

Bai Xiqin and Leng Yebai stood by, listening to the happenings inside.

The harmonious music induced a sense of calm.

Bang!

The sound of a glass being smashed to the ground rang sharply.

Bang!

Bang!

The inside atmosphere suddenly turned chaotic, with relentless sounds of objects being thrown, occasionally interspersed with the soft music, though the majority remained the crash of things.

"Dammit!"

"Just die already!"

Captain Zhu, usually so genteel, cursed.

Curses melded with the clatter of objects being thrown.

Bai Xiqin touched the purple Mandala Flower, causing the fragrance to intensify further.

As the scent grew stronger, the noise of things being hurled became louder, and the curses more frequent.

The floral scent of the purple Mandala Flower had hallucinogenic effects, stimulating the brain, disrupting central nervous functions.

At this moment, what Captain Zhu was seeing and hearing were illusions induced by the Mandala Flower upon his brain.

What Captain Zhu perceived was an image concocted by the flower’s pollen, deceiving his central nervous system.

When the inside fell silent, Bai Xiqin and Leng Yebai pushed open the window and entered the room.

The room was in complete disarray.

Tables and chairs had missing arms and legs, traces of Thunder Ability strikes were visible on the sofa.

Every fragile porcelain bowl was smashed to pieces on the floor.

Captain Zhu sat on the floor looking defeated, with red blood seeping from his fingertips.

His gaze was vacant, seemingly lost in his world.

The Mandala Flower swayed slightly, altering its fragrance.

With the change in aroma, expressions slowly returned to Captain Zhu’s empty face, and his eyes slightly moved.

The once stern eyes bore a hint of confusion, and upon seeing Bai Xiqin, his face wore a bittersweet smile.

"Hungry again? Didn’t I just bring you some food today? Why so soon?" Captain Zhu’s voice held a hint of helplessness, "I can’t give you more today, here’s this instead."

Captain Zhu reached into his pocket and pulled out a shimmering golden Crystal Core.

It was a First Rank Crystal Core.

This Crystal Core had pure Superpower energy, not from a zombie’s brain, but extracted from a Superpower User’s mind!

Captain Zhu calmly brought the bleeding wound on his hand near the glowing Crystal Core.

Soon, the golden Crystal Core was coated in a layer of red blood.

Captain Zhu tossed the Crystal Core at Bai Xiqin’s feet, but she didn’t move.

Captain Zhu looked at Bai Xiqin, "Quickly enhance your Crystal Core, fetching food for you daily makes it easy to get exposed."

In Bai Xiqin’s heart, she knew that due to the pollen, Captain Zhu already mistook her for another "person."

Considering Bai Yifan’s account, that "person" was likely a zombie.

Even though she had seen the complexities of human nature in the post-apocalyptic world, her heart chilled.

Back in the wind power plant, He Yunxi fed his zombie wife using their child, which sent shivers through the surviving crowd.

Captain Zhu was a witness too. He used to be a true police captain, at that time, he didn’t stop the victim’s grandfather from pursuing justice.

In the post-apocalyptic world, he was fairly just and not someone who misused benevolence.

Now, he had followed that path.

Bai Xiqin stood there silently, knowing that pollen was already inhaled by Captain Zhu, entering his system.

Inside his brain, there already was a reaction.

He "saw" his former subordinate, dazed, gnawing wildly on the blood-soaked Crystal Core with decayed fingers.

"Xiao Song, absorb the Crystal Core, it will make you smarter and smarter."

Captain Zhu’s voice was slightly hoarse, his eyes devoid of light.

Xiao Song, a trainee at the police academy, turned into a zombie to save someone.

He ultimately couldn’t let go of his subordinates, walking down the same path He Yunxi did.